MedTech Boston announces the first round of semi-finalist winners of the Google Glass Challenge, a competition launched to explore creative ways Google’s wearable technology can be used to save lives and streamline healthcare.

Launched in collaboration with the White House Innovation Fellows and MIT Hacking Medicine, the Google Glass Challenge invites medical professionals to submit their idea for the best use of Google Glass in a clinical setting.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 06, 2014

MedTech Boston, the premier online source for news about medical innovation in Boston, today announced the first semi-finalist winners of the Google Glass Challenge, an online competition launched to crowdsource ideas from clinicians about how Google’s wearable technology can be used to save lives and streamline healthcare.

MedTech Boston received a total of 21 submissions during the first of three two-week qualifying rounds, and is proud to announce the four semi-finalist winners:

1. Dr. Jordan Safirstein, Director, Transradial Intervention at Morristown Medical Center in Montclair, New Jersey had the highest combined score for his submission “Eyes in the Field.”
2. Dr. Merritt W. Brown of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Department of Neurology in Boston, Massachusetts came in second with the submission “Management of Acute Stroke with Wearable Technology.”
3. Dr. Austin Chiang of New York Presbyterian Hospital advanced to the finals with his submission “Procedure Bank.”
4. Dr. Maulik Majmudar of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts also advances to the finals with his idea “Scribe: A real-time, dynamic Google Glass enabled dictation system.”

It's not too late to submit your pitch to the Google Glass Challenge. Submissions for rounds 2 and 3 are open until March 9 and March 22, respectively. The grand prize winner will be announced on April 22.

MedTech Boston congratulates the first round of winners, and invites all medical professionals to continue to submit their pitches using a simple online form. These pitches are judged by an independent panel of experts that includes software developers, engineers and thought leaders in medicine.

John Nosta, Founder of NostaLab.com and Writer for Health Critical for Forbes will be judging the ideas for their strategic merit and business model.

The MedTechBoston Google Glass Challenge is sponsored by Medstro, a new collaborative community where physicians and medical students can connect, find mentors, and find new traditional and non-traditional research and job opportunities. To learn more about the Round 1 Semi-Finalist winners, visit MedTech Boston. To be a sponsor of the GoogleGlass Challenge, contact MedTechBoston Managing Editor, Sony Salzman, at sony@medtechboston.com.

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